Here are some of the key facts and numbers ahead of Nice's game against Toulouse (Sunday 23 April at 3pm CET).

HEAD TO HEAD

• OGC Nice have lost only 3 of their last 16 matches against Toulouse FC in all competitions (10W, 3D, 3L). They have won 4 of the last 5 games (4W, 1L).
   
•  Toulouse FC won their last home match against OGC Nice in Ligue 1 (TFC 2-0 OGCN on November 28, 2015). They have not won two consecutive games at home against OGCN in this competition since late 1980s (3W in the 1986-87, 1987-88, and 1988-89 seasons).
   
• Dante (3 assists) has contributed to 3 Ligue 1 goals this season, including 2 assists in the first meeting against
   
• Toulouse FC in Ligue 1 this season (OGCN 3-0 TFC in W16). He provided his 2 assists in the 23rd and 26th minutes of this game.
   
•  Toulouse FC have failed to hit the target in two games in Ligue 1 this season: OGC Nice 3-0 Toulouse FC (W16) and Toulouse FC 0-0 Stade Rennais FC (W30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOME TEAM

•  Toulouse FC have lost at least 12 times in their last 8 Ligue 1 seasons. Their last season with fewer than 12 losses was 2008-09 (6 losses).
   
•  Toulouse FC have lost 2 of their last 11 Ligue 1 matches (3W, 6D, 2L), the only matches in which they conceded more than one goal.
   
•  Toulouse FC have avoided defeat in their last 5 home Ligue 1 matches (2W, 3D), their longest unbeaten run in this competition this season.
   
•  Toulouse FC have kept clean sheets in 2 consecutive home games for the first time in Ligue 1 this season.
   
•  Andy Delort (5 goals, 1 assist) has contributed to 6 of Toulouse FC’s last 12 goals in Ligue 1.
   
•  Toulouse FC have won 39.1 challenges per match, only Montpellier Hérault SC (39.9) and SM Caen (39.5) have higher averages in Ligue 1 this season.

 

AWAY TEAM

• OGC Nice have conceded the opening goal 9 times since the start of the second half of the season in Ligue 1 (14 games). They conceded the opening goal just twice during the first half of the season (19 games).
   
• Since their defeat against Paris SG (PSG 4-1 OGCN on April 2, 2016), OGC Nice have avoided defeat in games in which they have scored in Ligue 1 (25W, 9D).
   
• OGC Nice have lost one of their last 21 Ligue 1 matches (12W, 8D, 1L - ASM 3-0 OGCN in W23), avoiding defeat in their last 10 games (7W, 3D).
   
• OGC Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 consecutive matches for the first time in Ligue 1 since 2015 (16 games without a clean sheet from April 18 to October 24, 2015).
   
• Jean-Michaël Seri (6 goals and 9 assists) has contributed to more goals than any other OGC Nice player in Ligue 1 this season (ahead of Mario BALOTELLI - 13 goals and 1 assist).
   
•  Valentin Eysseric has contributed to 8 goals in 12 Ligue 1 matches in the second half of the season (2 goals and 6 assists). He had contributed to only 2 goals in the first half of the season (1 goal and 1 assist in 14 Ligue 1 matches).
   
• Younes Belhanda has 5 assists to 5 different players in Ligue 1 this season. He is the fourth OGC Nice player to with at least 5 assists in Ligue 1 this season (J.M. Seri - 9, V.Eysseric - 7 and A. Souquet - 5). Last season, only 3 OGCN players reached this total in this competition.
   
• Mickaël Le Bihan (4 goals in 324 minutes) has averaged 81 minutes per goal in Ligue 1. He has averaged 65 minutes per goal contribution in Ligue 1.
   
•  OGC Nice have attempted 8.5 open play crosses per match, the lowest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• OGC Nice have completed 23.9% of their open play crosses, only Montpellier Hérault SC (24.2%) have a higher percentage in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• Mario Balotelli has suffered 3.3 fouls per match, the highest average in Ligue 1 this season.

 

COMMON STATISTICS

• Toulouse FC have averaged 45.8% possession, only FC Metz (44.4%) and AS Nancy Lorraine (45.2%) have lower percentages in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• OGC Nice have averaged 56.8% possession, only Olympique Lyonnais (57.4%) and Paris SG (61.2%) have higher percentages in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• Toulouse FC have lost 171 balls per match, the highest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• OGC Nice have lost 135 balls per match, the lowest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• Toulouse FC have won 135.5 balls per match, the highest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• Toulouse FC have committed 15.2 fouls per match, the highest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• OGC Nice have suffered 15 fouls per match, the highest average in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• Toulouse FC have completed 71% of their passes, the lowest passing accuracy in Ligue 1 this season.
   
• OGC Nice have completed 87% of their passes, only Paris SG (88%) have a higher passing accuracy in Ligue 1 this season.

STATS

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